Same-sex couples legally wed where allowed by various states now must be treated as spouses under the U.S. tax code, ERISA, and more than 1,000 other federal laws.

Its time for the employees of Rutland Regional Medical Center to put their paperwork where their hearts are.

The past few years especially have encouraged a new understanding of employee well-being. Within most organizations, worker temperament can range anywhere from overtly disgruntled to silently suffering.

Most working adults have experienced an uncomfortable situation at work; thats the reality of interpersonal relationships in a professional setting. However, while no work situation is perfect in every respect, your workplace should be more positive than negative, and never a place where you feel distressed or ill at ease...